April 17 (Reuters) - United Airlines said on

Wednesday it has entered into an agreement with Boeing ( BA ) on

compensation of financial damages incurred in the first quarter

due to the grounding of 737 MAX 9 aircraft.

US regulators had in January grounded some Boeing 737 MAX 9

aircraft for safety checks following a cabin panel blowout in a

new Alaska Airlines jet.

The compensation provided by Boeing ( BA ) for the grounding

damages and in connection with rescheduling deliveries is in the

form of "credit memos" for use on future purchases from Boeing ( BA ),

United Airlines said.